Device for pressing textiles



969 H. KANNEGIESSER E AL ,4

DEVICE FOR PRESSING TEXTILES Filed June 19, 1957 Inventors.- Heaa ERT KAIVA/E6 ie'ssE/e R cHARD JURASCHEK United States Patent 3,425,142 DEVICEFOR PRESSING TEXTILES Herbert Kannegiesser and Richard Juraschek, Vlotho(Weser), Germany, assignors to Kannegiesser Maschinenfabrik Gesellschaftmit beschrankter Haftung, Vlotho (Weser), Germany, a firm Filed June 19,1967, Ser. No. 647,097 Claims priority, application Germany, Jan. 2,1967, K 5 78 US. (:1. 38-22 9 Claims Int. Cl. D06f 71 /08; D06c 15/00ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention provides an apparatus forpressing knitwear goods. The apparatus includes a plurality of planarsupports which move sequentially through at least three differentstations for loading, pressing and unloading the said knitwear goods.Thin forms corresponding to the contours of the knitwear goods areplaced on the said supports. As the supports carrying the forms passthrough the pressing station, planar pressing plates located on eitherside of the supports move together to press the knitwear goods.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is topropose a pressing device which is particularly adapted for the pressingof knitwear and which is easily controllable and of simple operation,taking into account that knitwear to be pressed is usually fitted onappropriate forms on which the pressing operation is effected, therebyto ensure high efficiency in operation and good quality of the pressedknitwear.

To attain this object the present invention provides a device of theinitially specified type, which comprises a plurality of separatesupports for the goods to be pressed, which supports are radiallyoutwardly inclined towards the service side and arranged in a circle forrotation about a common centre, a plurality of forms mounted in saidsupports and adapted to receive knitwear to be pressed, and a stationarypressing station including relatively approachable upper and lowerpressing plates each inclined according to said supports, adapted to belifted and lowered individually and adapted to be sequentially fed withthe supports carrying the goods to be pressed.

Consequently, the invention provides a plurality of supports for thegoods to be pressed which are arranged in a circle and for rotationabout a common centre and to be sequentially indexed to a plurality oftreatment stations at which such goods are applied to the supports,prepared for pressing, pressed, and removed from the supports afterpressing, respectively. The radially outwardly inclined supports affordsimple and effortless handling. High efficiency in operation is achieveddue to the fact that a plurality of supports is provided, which enablesdifferent treatment of the goods on the individual supports to beeffected at the same time.

The two pressing plates at the pressing stations are arranged at thesame inclination as the supports and so that they can be lifted andlowered individually, thereby to ensure that the pressing plates willclear both sides of the goods after pressing. Heat and moisture thus canrapidly dissipate from both sides of the goods so that these willmaintain the finish obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING An embodiment of the invention will nowbe described ice by way of example and with reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic side elevational view of a pressing deviceconstructed as a revolving unit according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the device of FIG. 1, and

FIG. 3 is a part sectional view of a detail of the device of FIGS. 1 and2.

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawing, thepressing device proposed by the invention is particularly adapted to,and provided for, the pressing of knitwear. For pressing, knitwear isusually fitted on thin-walled forms 10 by which the goods are pressedinto the desired shape. The forms 10 suitably may be of splitconstruction. In the illustrated embodiment the form 10 comprises a bodymember 10a and two loosely attached arm members 10b, as shown in FIG. 2.

The pressing device proposed by the invention comprises a plurality ofsupports 11, 12, and 13, for the goods to be pressed. The supports 11,12 and 13 are arranged for rotation about a common centre and includesubstantially trapezoidal frames 14 provided with a covering 15 ofsuitable textile fabric. The article to be pressed is placed with theform 10 on this covering 15 (FIG. 2). The frames 14 of the supports 11,12 and 13 are secured to a triangular supporting strut frame 16connected to a central revolving rim 17 mounted for rotation onstationarily supported rollers 18.

The revolving pressing device thus formed is intermittently rotatable bya motor 19 for sequentially indexing the supports 11, 12 and 13 intodifferent treatment locations. A revolving rim 17 is mounted forrotational movement on rollers 18. The motor 19 drives the rim 17through the use of any conventional driving means shown schematicallyand unnumbered.

The frames 14 and thus the supports 11, 12 and 13 are arranged at aradial outward inclination of preferably 15 degrees (FIGS. 1 and 3),which provides for easy and effortless handling. Particularly the armand neck portions of the goods to be pressed can be easily dressed onthe supports 11,12 and 13.

The mounting of the forms 10 in the pressing device is likewise designedfor easy and effortless handling of the goods to be pressed. To this endthe forms 10 are provided with preferably U-shaped holding frames 20each including a web portion 21 insertable in snap mountings 22 on thesupporting strut frame 16. Such snap mountings 22 comprise a leaf spring23 fixed at one end and covering a groove 24 provided in a holding block25 secured to the supporting strut frame 16, as shown in FIG. 3. Each ofthe struts of the supporting strut frame 16 is provided with two snapmountings 22 for securing one holding frame 20 of the form 10. Tofacilitate operation the snap mountings 22 are designed to permitpivotal movement of the holding frames 20 and thus of the forms 10.

The rotary pressing device proposed by the invention is provided with astationary pressing station comprising two pressing plates 26 and 27disposed respectively above and below the supports 11, 12 and 13. Asshown in FIG. 1, the pressing plates 26 and 27 are arranged at the sameinclination as the supports 11, 12 and 13. Moreover, each of thepressing plates 26, 27 is mounted to permit individual lifting andlowering thereof so that at the end of each pressing operation bothpressing plates 26, 27 can be removed simultaneously from the supports11, 12 and 13 and thus from both sides of the pressed goods on thelatter, thereby to ensure rapid dissipation of heat and moisture. Thepressing plates 26 and 27 are provided in a known manner with means forsteaming the goods to be pressed and with steam extractor means. Thesemeans are operated in a known manner before, during and after thepressing operation. Especially for steaming prior to and after pressingthe pressing plates 26 and 27 will be arrested temporarily at a distanceof 10 mm. from each other. For fixing, the pressing plates then arecompletely moved away from each other so that air is allowed to get atthe goods from all sides, hence also through the supports which arepermeable to air.

The upper pressing plate 26 is secured to a swinging arm 28 anchored inthe centre of the rotary pressing device. In this manner it is achievedthat the pressing device is completely free outwardly, that is, also inthe region of the pressing station.

In the region of the sector-shaped supports 11, 12 and 13 stationaryguard bows 29 are provided to prevent the operators from stepping intothe path of rotation of the pressing device.

The illustrated pressing device permits a plurality of operations to beeffected at the same time. For example, while a pressing operation iseffected on a first support, e.g. 12, it is possible, at the same time,to dress and prepare goods to be pressed on a second support, e.g. 11,following the first one in the direction of rotation, and to remove thepressed goods from a third support, e.g. 13.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The presentembodiment is therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrativeand not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by theappended claims rather than by the foregoing description and all changeswhich come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims aretherefore intended to be embraced therein.

We claim:

1. In an apapratus for pressing knitwear goods comprising, incombination:

(a) a plurality of planar supports for the goods to be pressed,

(b) said supports being sequentially movable about a common axis ofrotation between at least three stations including a loading station, apressing station and an unloading station,

(c) thin form means corresponding to the contours of said goods toreceive said goods,

(d) means mounting said thin form means on said supports,

(e) said supports extend radially outwardly from said axis and areinclined downwardly,

(f) planar pressing plates located on each side of said support and formmeans at the said pressing station,

(g) said pressing plates being inclined downwardly to substantiallycorrespond to the inclination of said supports, and

(h) means connected to said plates to move said plates together againsteach side of said supports to press said goods as said supports movethrough said pressing station.

2. In an apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said supports includeoutwardly widening frames and a fabric cover and said forms are on topof said supports.

3. In an apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said form mountingmeans include a detachable snap means to pivotally attach said forms tosaid supports.

4. In an apparatus as defined in claim 3 wherein said form means includeU-shaped holding frames detachably connected to said supports by saidsnap means.

5. In an apparatus as defined in claim 3 further including a triangularshaped supporting strut construction,

a said planar support mounted on each side of said strut construction,and

said form mounting means attached to each side of said strutconstruction to receive said form means.

6. In an apparatus as defined in claim 5 wherein said form means includeU-shaped holding frames,

said form mounting means include holding blocks mounted on each side ofsaid supporting construction and leaf springs fixedly attached at oneend to said holding blocks, and

means detachably mounting said U-shaped frames between said holdingblocks and said leaf springs.

7. In an apparatus as defined in claim 6 wherein a pressing plate abovesaid planar support is mounted on a swinging arm which projects fromsaid axis of rotation.

8. In an apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein said supportingconstruction includes stationary guard bows located on a commoncircumference between the individual loading, unloading and pressingstations.

9. In an apparatus as defined in claim 8 further including means toarrest said pressing plates in a spaced apart position at a distance ofabout 10 mm. from each other.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,725,514 8/1929 Harootniain 38162,765,549 10/1956 Binns et al. 38--22 2,943,772 7/1960 Weihmayr 223-573,112,847 12/1963 Brumby 38-5 X FOREIGN PATENTS 895,346 5/1962 GreatBritain.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

G. V. LARKIN, Assistant Examiner.

U.S. Cl. X.R. 223-57; 38102.91

